James “Jim” McCoy 77, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2005 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont.
He was a native of Hamlin, West Virginia born November 30, 1927, and had been a resident of the Mid-County area since 1968. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII on board the ships USS Wisconsin and USS Kenneth Whiting. He was a retired Quality Control Supervisor for PDM Steel, and was Owner and operator of Ra-Mar Enterprises. He was a member of the Boiler Makers Union # 433 and also a member of the Seventh Street Baptist Church in Nederland.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Frances McCoy of Nederland; one son, Dr. Brad McCoy and wife, Debbie of Duncan, OK; three daughters, Karin Reed, Peggy Lee and husband, Arnold, Brenda Burkhalter and husband, Ron all of Nederland; nine grandchildren, Jamie McCoy and wife, Kristin of Tulsa, OK, Jonathan McCoy of Stillwater, OK, Kristina Reed, Joshua Reed, Andrew Lee, Nicolas Nikoloutsos, Brielle Burkhalter, Sierra Lee, and Bethany Burkhalter all of Nederland and one sister, Lois Nunn of Sod, West Virginia.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5-8 pm Sunday, July 10, 2005 at Broussard’s Mortuary 505 12th. St. Nederland. Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, July 11, 2005 at Broussard’s Nederland Chapel with Pastor Ron Hammonds and Reverend Clarence Kelly officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County in Nederland.
Pallbearers will be Arnold Lee, Ron Burkhalter, Jamie McCoy, Jonathan McCoy, Joshua Reed, Tony Nikoloutsos, Ron Hebert, Bob Morrow, Honarary Pallbearer will be William Wycoff.
